The Happiest Baby on the Block : The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

Customer Reviews

The Happiest Baby on the Block

This book saved our lives! Our little girl came home from the hospital wailing and it never stopped. She would cry for hours upon hours and nothing would soothe her--not cuddling, not feedings, not burping, not changings, not my mother-in-law (the baby soother extraordinaire), nothing...until this book!

The horror is finally over--the technique absolutely works every time. The book is well-written, easy to follow and the examples of other parents going through this are so reassuring. I am happy to report that now, at 7 weeks, we have lots of cooing, many smiles, bonding (nearly impossible with a screaming baby) and a lot more sleeping. You can call the author Dr. Karp, but in our house he is reverentially referred to as Saint Harvey--our patron saint of babies. If you have a fussy baby I can not recommend this book enough. It truly works miracles!

If I were the Queen of Everything I would make sure all new parents and hospital nurses learned this method. It could save so many, so much. Thank you Saint Harvey!

The 5 S's really work!

Dr. Karp's advice has completely changed our fussy infant into a much calmer and happier infant. Consequently we feel better about our parenting skills and we are so thrilled to help our son. As new parents we were at a loss to help calm our son. The constant screaming even after being rested, fed and changed was extremely difficult to tolerate. We read so many books and tried so many suggestions. Dr. Karp's 4 S's allowed us to turn on our baby's calming reflex immediately. Our son sleeps longer and much more peacefully. I highly recommend purchasing the video to see how to apply the method and the book for practical parenting advice. Our life has completely changed because of Dr. Karp. If you have a fussy or colicky baby you would be a fool not to purchase The Happiest Baby On The Block.

The most helpful book re: infant sleep I've found yet!

This book saved me! This is the only book that thoroughly addresses sleep and comforting fussy babies during the first three or four months. Most books offer only a cursory discussion, and little helpful advice. Dr. Karp gives helpful tips, whether you co-sleep or put your baby into a crib at night. His tone is completely non judgmental; he doesn't make you feel like a bad parent for not wanting to carry your baby around all day - an impossibility for a mom of twins.

I bought this book 2 days ago. One of my 2 1/2 month old twins was sleeping through the night, the other was up every 1 or 2 hours. After following the suggestions in this book, especially swaddling, my poor sleeper slept from 11 to 2 the first night, and went right back down after she was swaddled again at 2 - without a snack! Last night she went until 4:30, and again went right down until 6, without eating or fussing. I am a new woman! I will be giving this book to all my newly pregnant friends.